PTI’s Awais Dareshak elected unopposed in PP-296 on September 3, 2018Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Awais Dareshak was Saturday elected unopposed after all the candidates withdrew their nomination papers in his favour in PP-296 Rajanpur. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of MPA Tariq Dareshak who died of a brain hemorrhage on August 5. Awais Dareshak is the brother of Tariq Dareshak who stood […]
Police obstruct child marriage in Vehari on September 3, 2018Taking action over the complaint of area residents, Police raided the marriage ceremony in District Vehari late on Saturday night and obstructed a marriage of 9 years old girl with 15 years old boy. According to Ludan Police, Bashir Ahmad, resident of Budh Ghulam in District Vehari, was allegedly marrying her step daughter Tayyiba 9 […]
District administration urges religious scholars, minorities for cooperation during Muharram on September 1, 2018MULTAN: In view of the upcoming month of Moharram, the security of the entire district was put on red alert to provide complete protection to the mourning and flagellation processions. The district administration formulated a comprehensive security plan for the maintenance of peace and ensurance of inter-faith harmony during the month of Moharram. This was […]
Family holds CM Buzdar’s security responsible for minor’s death on August 29, 2018KHANEWAL: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar’s visit to Mian Channu tehsil headquarters (THQ) hospital on Tuesday became controversial when death of a two-year-old Thallessemia patient was associated with his security protocal. Staging a protest with the body of two-year-old Komal in front of the hospital, her parents maintained that they were not allowed entry into […]
Faction of Saraiki nationalists not happy over Buzdar’s election as CM on August 27, 2018A faction of Saraiki nationalists is not happy over the election of Usman Bazdar as the new CM of Punjab. This faction led by Zahoor Dhareeja has opposed and bitterly criticised the appointment of Usman Buzdar as CM, describing it an effort to bury the issue of new Saraiki issue. The group said that a […]
Cleanliness drive: 2,100 sanitary workers given bonus on Eidul Azha on August 25, 2018MULTAN: The district administration, on Friday, successfully completed the cleanliness drive on the occasion of Eidul Azha. The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Multan, Mudassir Riaz Malik, while addressing the concluding ceremony of the cleanliness drive at the Clock Tower, stated that the field officers and around 2100 sanitary workers of the waste management company were given […]
Challenges rise after brief hiatus but vaccinators persevere, and succeed on August 22, 2018Polio workers job is never easy, but the challenges awaiting vaccinators were bigger than usual when they returned to the field after a three-month hiatus for a three-day campaign in the first week of August. Sajda Ibrahim, a health worker in Shujaabad, a sub district of Multan, was met with grave distrust on her rounds […]
CM Punjab likely to support IJT in educational institutions on August 22, 2018MULTAN: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Ahmad Khan Buzdar will hopefully support IJT in educational institutions of Punjab. The statement has been given by IJT (Islami Jamiat-e-Talba) President Bahauddin Zakariya University Husnain Khokhar who said that because CM Punjab remained an active member of IJT in his college days and university days, it is likely that […]
Buzdar nominated to settle separate province issue: PTI Taunsa president on August 19, 2018Taunsa: Fateh Mohammad Khan, father of Usman Buzdar, said on Saturday that he had learnt about his son’s nomination for the Punjab CM slot through media. He was speaking to journalists at his residence in Taunsa. Khan said it was a historic decision by Prime Minister Imran Khan, and hoped that his son would live […]
Christian sanitary workers protest against non-attendance of Muslim workers on August 19, 2018Christian sanitary workers staged a protest demonstration against the lack of manpower and absenteeism of the Muslim sanitary workers outside the office of Chairman, Municipal Corporation (MC), on Saturday. Due to the protest and the boycott of work by the workers, the city presented a shabby look because of the heaps of garbage and overflowing […]